Viewdown

Allows markdown files to be previewed in Chrome.

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-10-09

By: B. Maxwell

Users: 168

Rating: 5.00 (2)

Version: 0.6.1 (Last updated: 2014-09-22)

Creation date: 2014-09-22

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
tabs

Size: 340.99K

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Summary

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Viewdown provides a quick and easy way to view markdown documents right in Chrome. It supports local and remote files with these extensions: .md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkdn, .mkd, .mdwn, .mdtxt, .mdtext, .text

Version 0.6 now includes all themes from Bootswatch as well as the ability to change markdown options and preview the html source generated from your markdown files.

Install Viewdown extension from chrome web store
Check "Allow access to file URLs" in chrome://extensions
Start viewing your markdown documents in chrome.

Version History: 0.1 - Initial version, basic markdown rendering. 0.5 - Added themes, options, and html source viewing. 0.6 - Bug fixes.

User reviews

Everything is fine, the extension works. Всё отлично, расширение работает.

Sergey Bosov, 2022-08-28

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Safety

Risk impact

Viewdown may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.